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Powermac G5 won't start up

My powermac g5 was running fine and stopped suddenly. I just see the power light when I press the power button, but the machine won't start up.

I saw some videos about resetting the PMU/SMU. However, I am not able to locate it, as the model seems to be different from what I have.




Any ideas?

PowerMac

Posted on Jun 9, 2013 3:30 PM

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Powermac G5 won't start up

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